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2024-04-12 09:13:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D9ABD678E78658D035093467AF1B1BA16D1644E8FB0C850ACDC7E4CAE80A5442
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While Mullis invented the basic amplification step, diagnostic PCR tests are based on qPCR invented by Russ Higuchi. https://www.ddw-online.com/real-time-pcr-where-we-are-and-where-are-we-heading-1588-201004/ qPCR has been used sucessfully for two decades in hospital diagnostics. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7106425/ https://pcrbio.com/applications/qpcr/ False Positive rate for SARS-COV-2 was measured at <0.005%. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveypilot/6may2022#test-sensitivity-and-specificity
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